Iranian filmmakers Saeed Roustayi and Javad Norouzbeigi jailed for six months

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The director and his producer have also been barred from making films by the court in Iran after showcasing a movie at Cannes last year without government permission.

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00:00 An Iranian filmmaker and his producer are reportedly facing prison after showcasing

00:07 their film, "Layla's Brothers," at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival without their government's

00:12 approval.

00:13 Director Saeed Roustahi and producer Javed Nouresbegi entered the film for the Palme

00:18 d`Or competition.

00:19 Etimad newspaper reported that Tehran's revolutionary court sentenced the two men to six months

00:25 in prison over creating propaganda against the system.

00:29 They've also been banned from making films.

00:31 [WHOOSH]

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